Tuesday, November 01, 2016

"Obliviously incompetent if not actively partisan"

by digby

So the FBI decided this week-end to post on their twitter feed for the first time in over a year. They tweeted out links to a few innocuous documents including one anodyne one about Donald Trump's father legally donating to political campaigns decades ago.

This morning came this one:

William J. Clinton Foundation: This initial release consists of material from the FBI's files related to the Will... https://t.co/Y4nz3aRSmG

I guess it's standard operating procedure now for federal police organizations to decide for us who gets to be president. Good to know. We can stop this charade about democracy and elections and find other ways to spend our time.

Cops really like Trump. The police, border patrol, ICE unions all endorsed him and polling shows he's the favorite among their rank and file. The FBI is showing they're willing to do what it takes to get their man in office. And why not? He's an authoritarian who wants to take the gloves off.

For all those of the lefty persuasion who are enjoying Clinton being brought low by this, I'd think twice. They may hate her but they hate you even more. And they're feeling very powerful right now.